Aryan Khan would act out even the female characters in our voices, says Sahher Bambba: ‘I’m waiting to see him perform on screen’

So, is it the burden of his father’s superstardom that’s stopping him from becoming an actor? Or is it the harsh response to his sister Suhana Khan’s acting debut in Zoya Akhtar’s period coming-of-age musical The Archies, which also dropped on Netflix India a couple of years ago? What’s really stopping him? All Sahher says is: “He’s too good. I think he should become an actor. I think he will. I really hope he does.”

She also lauds how Aryan’s North Indian upbringing has helped him connect with India at large through his show. “I’ve interacted with certain star kids. It’s not their fault, but since they’re living in such a cocooned and sheltered life, they don’t know what the issues are across small towns and villages of India, and how a person from those areas would respond to those issues,” she argues.

Sahher made her debut opposite Karan Deol, son of Sunny Deol, in the latter’s 2019 directorial and romantic drama Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas, which didn’t perform as per expectations at the box office. In an earlier interview with SCREEN, Sahher pointed out that unlike other star kids, Aryan has a great command over Hindi, which aids his directorial process.

Her The Ba***ds of Bollywood co-star Raghav Juyal also agreed and added, “Even when I’ve visited their home, I’ve seen Gauri (Khan, mother) say, “Arey jaldi, khana kha lo yaar.” Even when the bua calls up from Delhi, she asks, “Ki haal hai? Aryan da show aa raha hai na.” There’s that Punjabi culture at home, which I really like. They may speak to everyone else in English, but back home, among themselves, they’re so Indian and so rooted.”

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“His cousins are also from all over the country, like from Dehradun. That’s why he knows the pulse of Hindustan. He knows he’s making the show for Hindustan, not for Soho House. That’s very important. I found it very surprising, and was fairly impressed by it,” added Raghav. The Ba***ds of Bollywood is co-written by Aryan, Bilal Siddiqi, and Manav Chauhan.